Explosive-laden drone downed in Syria near Israeli-occupied Golan: State TV
September 21, 2019, 8:45 am

Explosive-laden drone downed in Syria near Israeli-occupied Golan: State TV

SANA reported that the drone was loaded with highly explosive bombs, and was downed in the Quneitra province. (Photo courtesy SANA)

Syria’s state news agency SANA says authorities have captured and dismantled a drone rigged with cluster bombs near the border with the Israeli-occupied Golan Heights.

SANA gave no details about the origin of the drone, but posted several photos. They reported that the drone was loaded with highly explosive bombs, and was downed in the Quneitra province.

The incident came two days after another drone was destroyed over the Damascus suburb of Aqraba.

No one claimed responsibility for the drones.

Israel frequently conducts airstrikes and missile attacks inside war-torn Syria but rarely confirms them. Israel says it targets mostly bases of Iranian forces and the Lebanese militant group Hezbollah in Syria.

In neighboring Lebanon, a government investigation concluded Thursday that two Israeli drones were on an attack mission when they crashed in the capital last month, one of them armed with 4.5 kilograms (10 pounds) of explosives.

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